A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Gyprock from Western North Dakota |
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| Description | Gyprock is a term used to describe a sedimentary rock composed chiefly of gypsum. Gyprock may be finely granular and massive (like this example), or it may be coarsely crystalline. Gypsum is mined to make plaster, wall board and a number of other things. This specimen is 10 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ North Dakota |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-06-05. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #788. |
| Key words | gypsum, gyprock, North Dakota |
| Tech details | 669 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 619 |
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